September 23, 1998 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 7
@ANA 1 BOS 5
TBD 4 DET 5
@KCR 1 MIN 7
CHW 6
(12) NYY 8
CLE 4 OAK 8
@SEA 3 TOR 6
BAL 3 PHI 4
@CIN 2 COL 14
ARI 11 ATL 11
@FLA 0 SDP 3
@LAD 2 MIL 8
CHC 7 MON 3
@NYM 0 SFG 4
PIT 1 HOU 7
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 6,765

Wednesday, September 23, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:59

White Sox

77-81

Lost 1

2nd, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  1   0  2  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 17  1
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  3   0  0  1    7 11  1

W: M Trombley (6-5), L: S Eyre (3-8)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Twins

67-91

Won 1

4th, 21 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   6   1   3   0    1   2  .288  .825   35    1   6   CS
M Caruso SS                   6   2   3   1    0   1  .307  .727   34    3   6   2B,SF
F Thomas DH                   5   0   2   1    1   0  .267  .863   16    0   0   2B
A Belle LF                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .324 1.043   16    3   0   
  M Cameron CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .628    5    3   0   SH
R Ventura 3B                  5   0   1   1    1   1  .254  .763   21    0   0   IW
G Norton 1B                   6   0   1   0    0   2  .244  .717   24   14   1   
J Abbott RF                   6   2   2   0    0   0  .278  .794   17    1   0   SB
B Simmons CF-LF               6   1   3   1    0   1  .500 1.000   27    5   0   CS
M Johnson C                   6   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .251   24    4   0   

J Parque P                                                               0   1
  C Bradford P                                                           0   1
  B Ward P                                                               0   0
  B Simas P                                                              1   0
  S Eyre P                                                               0   0
Totals                       50   6  17   5    4   8              219   35  15

BATTING

2B: F Thomas (35, off L Hawkins); M Caruso (17, off L Hawkins).

SF: M Caruso (3, off T Miller).

SH: M Cameron (1, off M Trombley).

IBB: R Ventura (15, by M Trombley).

TB: M Caruso 4; R Durham 3; F Thomas 3; B Simmons 3; A Belle 2; J Abbott 2; R Ventura; G Norton.

RBI: B Simmons (1); F Thomas (108); R Ventura (87); M Caruso (54); A Belle (147).

2-out RBI: R Ventura; A Belle.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

E: R Durham (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Abbott (2, 2nd base off L Hawkins/T Steinbach).

CS: B Simmons (1, 2nd base by L Hawkins/T Steinbach); R Durham (9, 2nd base by L Hawkins/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    6   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .695   25    2   0   
B Gates 3B-2B-SS              5   2   2   3    1   0  .248  .644   26    2   1   HR,2B
P Molitor DH                  6   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .716   20    0   0   SB
R Coomer 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .712    9    1   0   
  D Mientkiewicz PH-1B        3   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .721    9    4   1   SB
M Cordova LF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .710    3    5   0   
  C Latham LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .127  .377   22    0   0   
M Lawton RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .848   19    4   0   CS,HBP
T Steinbach C                 5   2   3   0    0   1  .246  .731   25    9   3   2B
P Meares SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .664    6    4   1   
  C Koskie 3B                 3   1   1   2    0   1  .136  .481   11    0   1   HR
D Hocking 2B-SS               2   0   0   0    1   0  .198  .531    8    3   0   
  D Ortiz PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .818    6    0   0   
  A Ochoa PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .257  .641         0   0   
  T Walker 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .834    2    1   0   

L Hawkins P                                                              0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   0
  D Serafini P                                                           0   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
  T Baptist P                                                            0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           1   2
Totals                       46   7  11   7    3   3              191   36   9

BATTING

2B: T Steinbach (25, off J Parque); B Gates (15, off C Bradford).

HR: C Koskie (1, off J Parque; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); B Gates (3, off B Simas; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: M Lawton (14, by J Parque).

TB: B Gates 6; T Steinbach 4; C Koskie 4; D Mientkiewicz 2; C Latham; P Molitor; O Nixon.

RBI: B Gates 3 (41); C Koskie 2 (2); D Mientkiewicz (1); C Latham (3).

2-out RBI: B Gates 3; C Koskie 2; C Latham; D Mientkiewicz.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: T Miller ().

BASERUNNING

SB: D Mientkiewicz (1, 2nd base off S Eyre/M Johnson); P Molitor (9, 3rd base off S Eyre/M Johnson).

CS: M Lawton (8, 2nd base by J Parque/M Johnson).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Parque                       7     4   2   2    2   0   1   5.10   27   96-55   37· 4·14   10·12· 2· 0     59    -     0.82   0.28
C Bradford                     0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.49    5   13-9     8· 1· 0    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.66  -0.04
B Ward, H (2)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    1    5-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.99   0.05
B Simas, BS (6)                1     2   3   3    1   0   1   3.62    6   27-18   13· 3· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.73  -0.45
S Eyre, L (3-8)                2.2   3   1   1    0   3   0   5.38   11   41-24   12· 7· 5    4· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.58  -0.05
Totals                        11.2  11   7   7    3   3   2          50  182-110  72·16·22   19·21· 3· 0          2-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hawkins                      5    12   6   4    1   3   0   5.25   26   96-60   42· 8·10    3·14· 5· 0     25    -     0.87  -0.17
T Miller                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   16-11    7· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    0.32  -0.02
T Ritchie                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.63    4   14-9     7· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.07   0.01
D Serafini                     1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   6.32    5   16-11    6· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
H Carrasco                     1.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   4.40    7   22-15   14· 1· 0    4· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.03   0.04
T Baptist                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.67    2   10-5     2· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.72   0.12
M Trombley, W (6-5)            2     1   0   0    2   1   0   3.73    9   37-20    9· 5· 6    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.92   0.30
Totals                        12    17   6   4    4   8   0          56  211-131  87·19·25   15·23· 6· 0          6-2

L Hawkins faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Trombley (3; R Ventura).

HBP: J Parque (6; M Lawton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:59.

Attendance: 6,765.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Durham             2B    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. M Caruso             SS    2. B Gates              3B 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. A Belle              LF    4. R Coomer             1B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. M Cordova            LF 
6. G Norton             1B    6. M Lawton             RF 
7. J Abbott             RF    7. T Steinbach          C  
8. B Simmons            CF    8. P Meares             SS 
9. M Johnson            C     9. D Hocking            2B 

   J Parque             P        L Hawkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-3  12-  5   49%  54% B Gates         B Simas         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Steinbach Scores; Ochoa Scores
   b12   2  6-6  -23  6   36% 100% C Latham        S Eyre          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Molitor Scores; Mientkiewicz stays at 2B
   t10   2  6-6  123  5   18%  65% M Caruso        T Baptist       Groundout: C-1B
   t11   2  6-6  12-  2   12%  65% J Abbott        M Trombley      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   t10   1  6-6  12-  2   11%  53% M Johnson       H Carrasco      Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  R Durham        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      52%  M Caruso        Durham Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   54%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   53%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   51%  A Belle         Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Parque facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   55%  B Gates         Walk
   O      1--  5   53%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Gates to 2B
   O      -2-  1   50%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   52%  G Norton        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   50%  J Abbott        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      48%  B Simmons       Abbott Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   40%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Abbott Scores
   O      1--      44%  M Johnson       Simmons Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   45%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Parque facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   43%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   45%  M Lawton        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      41%  T Steinbach     Lawton Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   40%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   42%  R Durham        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   38%  M Caruso        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   R      -2-  3   29%  F Thomas        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Caruso Scores
   O      -2-  2   32%  A Belle         Foul Popfly: C
   O      -2-  3   34%  R Ventura       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Parque facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   32%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   35%  D Hocking       Walk
          1--  4   39%  O Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hocking to 2B
   O      12-  1   34%  B Gates         Flyball: CF; Hocking to 3B
   O      1-3  4   28%  P Molitor       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   30%  G Norton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   32%  J Abbott        Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   33%  B Simmons       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Parque facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   30%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   28%  M Cordova       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   26%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   28%  M Johnson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  6   26%  R Durham        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  4   23%  M Caruso        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Durham to 2B
   O      12-  2   26%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF; Durham to 3B
   R      1-3  3   18%  A Belle         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Durham Scores; Caruso to 2B
   R      12-  6   12%  R Ventura       Single to CF (Line Drive); Caruso Scores; Belle to 3B
   O      1-3  6   14%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Parque facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   17%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   14%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   12%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Steinbach to 2B
   O      -2-  6    9%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
          ---  5    8%  J Abbott        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2    5%  B Simmons       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Abbott to 3B
                  Travis Miller replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   R      1-3  3    3%  M Johnson       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left); Abbott Scores/No RBI/unER; Simmons to 3B
   O      1-3  9    4%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  4    4%  M Caruso        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Simmons Scores/unER
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Travis Miller pitching
   O      1--  2    4%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Parque facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4    3%  B Gates         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3    2%  P Molitor       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4    2%  R Coomer        Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
                  Brent Gates moves to 2B; Corey Koskie replaces Pat Meares playing 3B batting 8th; Dennis Hocking moves to SS; Chris Latham replaces Marty Cordova playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  2    2%  A Belle         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3    2%  R Ventura       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7    3%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Parque facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5    2%  C Latham        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2    1%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
          ---  3    2%  T Steinbach     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   RR     -2-  4    5%  C Koskie        Home Run (Fly Ball); Steinbach Scores
   O      ---  2    4%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Serafini replaces Todd Ritchie pitching
   O      ---  3    5%  J Abbott        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3    5%  B Simmons       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3    5%  M Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Chad Bradford facing 1-2-3
                  Chad Bradford replaces Jim Parque pitching
   O      ---  2    3%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3    6%  B Gates         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4    3%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line); Gates to 3B
                  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Ron Coomer batting 4th
   R      --3  3    6%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to CF (Line Drive); Gates Scores
          1--  1    9%  C Latham        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mientkiewicz to 2B
                  Bryan Ward replaces Chad Bradford pitching
   O      12-  5    4%  M Lawton        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Mientkiewicz moves to 1B
   O      ---  4    4%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3    4%  M Caruso        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Dan Serafini pitching
   O      1--  1    4%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  5    4%  A Belle         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3  1    5%  R Ventura       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Bill Simas facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Simas replaces Bryan Ward pitching; Brian Simmons moves to LF; Mike Cameron replaces Albert Belle playing CF batting 4th
          ---  5   10%  T Steinbach     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3    6%  C Koskie        Groundout: P unassisted; Steinbach to 2B
                  David Ortiz pinch hits for Dennis Hocking batting 9th
          -2-  6   11%  D Ortiz         Walk
                  Alex Ochoa pinch runs for David Ortiz batting 9th
   O      12-  5    5%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
   RRR    12-  5   54%  B Gates         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Steinbach Scores; Ochoa Scores
   O      ---  3   50%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 6.

Top of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Hector Carrasco facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Walker replaces Alex Ochoa playing 2B batting 9th; Brent Gates moves to SS
          ---  2   42%  G Norton        Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Abbott        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--  8   42%  B Simmons       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Abbott to 2B
   O      12-  2   53%  M Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  Travis Baptist replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
          12-  5   47%  R Durham        Walk; Abbott to 3B; Simmons to 2B
   O      123  5   65%  M Caruso        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Scott Eyre facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Eyre replaces Bill Simas pitching
   O      ---  5   59%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   54%  C Latham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 6.

Top of the 11th, White Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Trombley facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Trombley replaces Travis Baptist pitching
          ---  7   42%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  5   45%  M Cameron       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
          -2-  4   42%  R Ventura       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   53%  G Norton        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      12-  2   65%  J Abbott        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Scott Eyre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   59%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 6.

Top of the 12th, White Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Trombley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   56%  B Simmons       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   61%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   58%  R Durham        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   65%  M Caruso        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 12th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Scott Eyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   54%  B Gates         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  1   57%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  1   62%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Molitor to 2B
          12-      65%  C Latham        Molitor Steals 3B
          1-3      64%  " "             Mientkiewicz Steals 2B
   R      -23  6  100%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Molitor Scores; Mientkiewicz stays at 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199809230

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Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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